Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
https://trends.org.br/article/doi/10.1590/2237-6089-2016-0044
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
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Trait vs. state anxiety in different threatening situations

Ansiedade traço versus ansiedade estado em diferentes situações de ameaça

Pollyana Caldeira Leal; Tiago Costa Goes; Luiz Carlos Ferreira da Silva; Flavia Teixeira-Silva

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2237-6089-2016-0044 Trends Psychiatry Psychother, vol.39, n3, p.147-157, 2017
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Abstract

Abstract Objective Anxiety as a uni- or multidimensional construct has been under discussion. The unidimensional approach assumes that there is a general trait anxiety, which predisposes the individuals to increases in state anxiety in various threatening situations. In this case, there should be a correlation between state and trait anxiety in any situation of threat. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between trait and state anxiety in participants exposed to two different anxiogenic situations: interpersonal threat (Video-Monitored Stroop Test – VMST) and physical threat (third molar extraction – TME). Methods Participants with various levels of trait anxiety (general trait: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory – STAI, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; specific trait: Social Phobia Inventory, Dental Anxiety Scale) had their anxious state evaluated (STAI, self-evaluation of tension level, heart rate, electromyogram activity) before, during and after the VMST or the TME. Results In VMST, trait anxiety correlated to state anxiety (psychological parameters) in all test phases. However, in TME, the only trait measurement that correlated to state anxiety (psychological parameters) was the Dental Anxiety Scale. Conclusion Trait anxiety correlates positively to state anxiety in situations of interpersonal threat, but not of physical threat.

Keywords

Anxiety, test anxiety scale, personality

Resumo

Resumo Objetivo A ansiedade como um construto uni ou multidimensional tem estado em discussão. A abordagem unidimensional presume que há uma ansiedade-traço geral, a qual predispõe o indivíduo a aumentar a ansiedade-estado em situações de ameaça. Neste caso, deveria existir uma correlação entre estado e traço ansioso em diferentes situações ameaçadoras. Portanto, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a correlação entre ansiedade-traço e ansiedade-estado em participantes que foram expostos a duas situações ansiogênicas diferentes: ameaça interpessoal (Teste de Stroop Monitorado por Vídeo – TSMV) e ameaça física (exodontia do terceiro molar – ETM). Métodos Participantes com vários níveis de ansiedade-traço (traço geral: Inventário de Ansiedade Traço-Estado – IDATE; Escala Hospitalar de Ansiedade e Depressão; traço específico: Inventário de Fobia Social, Escala de Ansiedade Dental de Corah) tiveram seus estados ansiosos avaliados (IDATE, escala analógica de tensão, frequência cardíaca, eletromiografia) antes, durante e depois do TSMV ou da ETM. Resultados No TSMV, a ansiedade-traço correlacionou-se com a ansiedade-estado (parâmetros psicológicos) em todas as fases do teste. Entretanto, na ETM, a única medida de traço que se correlacionou com a ansiedade-estado (parâmetros psicológicos) foi a Escala de Ansiedade Dental de Corah. Conclusão A ansiedade-traço correlaciona-se positivamente com a ansiedade-estado em situações de ameaça interpessoal, mas não de ameaça física.

Palavras-chave

Ansiedade, personalidade, escala de ansiedade frente a teste

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